Desk calendar



NOV. 17, 1942. JQF; BANNQN 2,302,4il)

\ DESK cgmnmln Filed June 24, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet BY v I Y ATTORNEY Nov.17,1942. BANNON 2,302,410

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@017- MWATTORNEY Patented Nov. 17, 1942 DESK CALENDAR John F. Bannon,Providence, It. 1., assignor to Defiance Sales Corporation, New York, N.Y., a'corporation of New York Application June 24, 1941, Serial No.399,464

2 Claims.

My invention relates to desk calendars, that is, to calendars comprisinga horizontal or slightly inclined base on which a calendar pad issupported, and it relates more particularly to means for mounting anindicating device, such as a thermometer, hygrometer, timepiece, orother such device, in suitable position on the calendar.

Desk calendars are of a variety of types and constructions. One'type towhich the present invention may be applied to advantage comprises a baseslightlyv inclined from the horizontal and of a width somewhat greaterthan twice the width of the calendar pad itself so that the pad may bemounted when opened in the manner of abook, with one part to the rightofa median line and the other part'to the left thereof, there being abale shaped or two legged post, or pair of such posts, extendingupwardly from said base and spanning said medianline and threadedthrough the calendar pad so the calendar leaves may be turned from oneside of the line to the other.

In the use of a calendar of the above-type, the pad is first placed onone'side, generally the right side, of the median line andthen as thedays pass the leaves of the calendar'pad are transferred to the oppositeside, with the result that at the beginning of the year the fullor'complete pad is at the right of the median line and towards the endof the year'it is at'the left.

In my present invention I provide a support for a thermometer, humiditygauge, or similar device or combination of devices, that may be engagedbetweenthe calendar pad and the base on which it is supported andsquarely held in position thereon and whichmay be shifted relative tothe median line of the base from the left to the right side thereof, orvice versa, so that'it may be placed on the side opposite the full orcomplete pad itself and, therefore, plainly visible. For this purposethe instrument support comprises a plate to rest on the base of thecalendar and on which the calendar sheets, or calendar pad, may bear,and this plate is provided with slots through which the upright postspass and which are of sufficient length to permit the plate to be slidfrom one side to the other of the base. The plate is extended upwardlyfrom the rear edge of the base to form an upright in which may bemounted the instruments or indicators, which may be of the dial or othertype.

My invention may also be applied to other types of desk calendars; forexample, one in which the calendar pad is clamped near its upper edge bya plate which is in turn secured to a pair of spaced aligned openings inthe calendar pad. For this purpose the plate of the instrument supportmay be provided with additional notches or recesses through which theposts are threaded. The plate of the indicator or instrument supportwill thus be clamped between the base and the bottom of the calendarpad. A single instrument support may thus serve for a large variety oftypes and sizes of calendar pads.

The various features of the invention are illustrated, by way ofexample, in the-accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front view ofa double or book type of desk pad with the calendar pad on the righthalf of the base and the instrument support on the left halfin balancedrelation. Fig. 2'is a View similarto that of Fig; 1 with the instrumentand desk pad in positions reverse to those of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a planview of the calendar and instrument support with the pad in the positionshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through themedian or central line of the calendar. Fig. 5 is avertical view on theline 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. dis a plan View of another type'of calendarwith the instrument support mounted therein. 'Fig. 7 is a detailperspective view of a part of the base and instrument support with thecalendar pad removed, and Fig. 8 is a verticalsection of a .partof'the'base and instrument support taken on 'line 88 of Fig. 6, showingthe manner of securing the pad and support in position on the base.

In the embodiment of the invention'shown in Figs. 1 to5'inclusive, thecalendar comprises a base H) which may be supported on feet I I, with aslightly inclined upper or top surface I2 on which a calendar pad I3 issupported. The base 18 may be of any suitablematerial as, for example,stamped from sheet metal, or may be molded from plastics, or may be acombination of metal and plastic parts. In the present invention,however, the base is illustrated, in the accompanying drawings, as madeof stamped metal.

The width of the base 10 is somewhat greater than twice the width of thecalendar pad l3 so that all, or part of the pad, may be in the positionshown in Fig. 1, or in the position shown in Fig. 2, the sheetsgenerally being transferred day by day from the right to the left handside.

To hold these sheets in position, the base is provided with a pair ofposts l4 and I5, each of which has a pair of leg l6 and I! respectivelyon opposite sides of the median line of the base and which may bethreaded through suitably spaced openings in the calendar pad. Asemi-circular posts extending upwardly from the base through 1 p j inshe l s 6 and T s at l8 and the leaves of the pad are threaded throughthis loop from the right to the left leg, or vice versa.

The posts I4 and I5 may be mounted in any suitable way being, generallyor preferably, mounted so as to lock in the upright position shown inFigs. 1 and 2 when in working position, or to be tilted toward ahorizontal position for filling. For this purpose the posts 14 and I5extend downwardly below the bas l9, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and arejoined by a cross or connecting piece [9 which fits into a recess ofeach one of a pair of depending brackets 2| near the respective posts l4and 15 in such a manner as to tilt from the upright position of Figs. 1and 2 to an inclined position, which would bring the right leg I! abovethe base so that the calendar pad may be removed or threaded onto theleg.

To permit the posts to tilt, slots 22 are formed in the base. To holdthe posts in the recess 23,

and to normally assume the upright position, the

connecting rod I9 is bent as at 23 and connected to a slide 24 which inturn carries a spring 25 confined between and compressed between thepart 23 and the down-depending bracket 23 so as to press the post toupright position. The leg I! of each post is notched near its lower endas at 21 to engage the base and lock the posts in position.

In applying my present invention to a calendar of the above type, aninstrument support,

with the plate 29 on the base so that a calendar pad may be threadedonto the open legs of the posts after the plate 23 has been placed onthe base. When the pad has been placed in position and the posts tiltedto their upright position, the

weight of the pad holds the plate 29 firmly onto the base. When the padis mainly on the right of the base as, for example, at the start of theyear, it is desirable to have the instrument support 28 at the left handside of the pad to give better vision, but as the calendar pad istransferred to the left in the latter part of the year, the instrumentsupport should be shifted to the right. Slots 30 and 3| are ofsufficient length to permit this to be accomplished as shown in Figs. 1and 2.

The instrument support may be of any suitable construction or type ordesign. In the embodiment shown in the drawings it consists of anupwardly inclined extension 32 of th plate 29 hav- 1 ing an openingwhich may accommodate an in-' strument, such as the thermometer andhumidity gauge or hygrometer 33, the dial of which is clearly visiblefrom the front of the plate. It will be understood that other types ofinstruments or dials or articles may be substituted for the thersertable on calendar pads already in use by the purchaser, or suppliedto dealers to be sold with the calendar pads upon demand as an assembledunit.

The instrument support may be applied to other types of calendar padsas, for example, of the type shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8. In this type ofcalendar a base 34 is provided with a pair of threaded studs 35 and 36which are inserted through openings, such as those shown at 31 in thecalendar pad 38, Fig. 8. The calendar pad thus mounted on the base isheld in place by a clamping plate 39 covering a narrow margin at theupper edge of the calendar pad and having openings through which theupper ends of the posts 35 and 36 project and on which is threaded a nut40.

In applying the instrument support to a calendar of the above type, theplate 29 is placed on the base 34 near the upper edge of the base afterwhich the calender pad is placed in position and the clamping plate andassembly secured by the nuts 40. The instrument support is thus firmlyclamped into the base until the calendar pad is replaced.

To enable the instrument support to be mounted on bases of the abovetype, openings or notches 4| and 42 may be provided to receive the posts35 and 36. However, where the posts are so spaced as to fit into eitherof the slots 39 or 3|, this may be done.

Through the above invention I provide a support for articles, such asthermometers, timepieces, hygrometers, etc., that may be readily mountedon a variety of desk calendars and which enables the dial or indicatorof the instrument to be readily visible without giving it undue height.

What I claim is:

1. A desk calendar having a base to support calendar pad sheets oneither the right or left half of said base, a pair of spaced uprightsheetholding posts each having a pair of legs extending upwardly fromsaid base and in a plane parallel to the upper edge of said base so thata calendar sheet can be turned from the right half of said base to theleft half, and vice versa, while threaded on said legs, an instrumentsupport comprising a plate of less width than that of said base andslidably resting on said base and having a pair of slots spaced toreceive said posts and of such a length that said plate can slide to aposi tion to extend over either th right or the left of said base and aninstrument-carrying upright connected to said plate.

2. A desk calendar having a base to support calendar pad sheets oneither the right or left half of said base, a pair of spaced uprightsheetholding posts each having a pair of legs extending upwardly fromsaid base and in a plane parallel to the upper edge of said base so thata calendar sheet can be turned from the right half of said base to theleft half, and vice versa, while threaded on said legs, an instrumentsupport comprising a plate of less width than that of said base andslidably resting on said base and having a pair of slots spaced toreceive said posts and of such a length that said plate can slide to aposition to extend over either the right or the left of said base and aninstrument-carrying upright connected to said plate, said uprightcomprising an upward extension of said plate and having an openingtherein and an instrument mounted in said opening.

JOHN F. BANNON.

